Germany’s Scholz Secretly Hopes for a Trump Win, New Report Suggests, as Walls Quietly Close In on the AfD

Berlin keeps a gimlet eye on the American election as German domestic political upheaval swirls in unpredictable ways.

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Chancellor Scholz at Berlin, January 25, 2023. AP/Markus Schreiber

When it comes to politics, today’s Germany is a lot like Canada — pretty vanilla as a rule, but watch out for those zesty exceptions. In recent days, Germans have clogged the streets of Berlin, Munich, and other cities to protest the rising right-wing Alternative for Germany party, which has been surging in the polls.

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